78 Stallion Nominations Catalogued For Tattersalls Charity Auction

A total of 78 stallions will have their nominations go under the hammer in the Tattersalls Online Charity Auction of Stallion Nominations which begins at noon on Monday, Feb. 20 and ends 24 hours later on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Organised by Oliver St. Lawrence, the charity auction benefits Giving to Ukraine and the Disasters Emergency Committee's Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal charities. There are nominations to the likes of Kodiac (GB), Nathaniel (Ire), Sea The Moon (Ger), Showcasing (GB), Sottsass (Fr), Territories (Ire), Time Test (GB), and The Grey Gatsby (Ire) among others. In some cases, stud farms have offered more than one nomination per stallion, so the winning bidder and underbidder would be contacted.

For the full catalogue of nominations and to register to bid, please visit the Tattersalls website.

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Oliver St Lawrence Urges Breeders To Support Charity Stallion Nomination Auction

Top bloodstock agent Oliver St Lawrence has urged his fellow industry professionals to look kindly on the online sale of stallion nominations in aid of the Giving To Ukraine charity and the Disasters Emergency Committee's Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal that will be hosted by Tattersalls on Monday.

The idea was first mentioned to St Lawrence at the Tattersalls December Sale by Stephen Byrnes, a well-known equine osteopath, who has undertaken a number of humanitarian missions to Ukraine and has witnessed first-hand the devastation caused in the war-torn country. 

St Lawrence, who describes stallion nominations as his “bread and butter,” has assembled a stellar cast of more than 75 stallion coverings to choose from, with Showcasing (GB), Sottsass (Fr), Kodiac (GB), Sea The Moon (Ger), Hello Youmzain (Fr) and Nathaniel (Ire) all listed.

The total value of the advertised fees is estimated to be roughly £700,000, although some stud farms have offered more than one service per stallion, in which case the underbidder will be contacted.

St Lawrence explained, “Every nomination will be sold on a no foal free return basis. They will also be paid up front so that the charity can get on and spend the money, which is badly needed. All of the money will be collected by Giving To Ukraine, which is a small charity. 

“There will be no VAT on the majority of the nominations so, cash flow-wise, people will not have to pay out VAT and they pay up front. If the mare does not go in foal or unfortunately aborts, they will have a free return next year.”

St Lawrence acknowledges that Monday's charity auction will come relatively late for the majority of breeders who, by the middle of February, will have made some form of plans for their mares. However, he is hoping that, given the nature of the sale, stakeholders will support the cause. 

He said, “The amount of stallion donations from studs across Europe has been very generous. I would urge people to get registered to bid. We've managed to get a nice bunch of nominations together and for the breeders, I know it's late in terms that a lot of people will have already made plans but, for those who haven't, if they could look kindly on us, it would be great.”

“There are a few more stallion nominations coming. I just got a Sergei Prokofiev this morning and I expect to be able to add a couple more in the coming days. Quite often, I get repeat nominations and, while we will only offer one on the site, there will be cases where we contact the underbidder on some of the stallion nominations that were double offered. We won't be offering two nominations for a stallion because people may hold back on the first one, and I won't go naming stallions, as there may be a few canny people out there!”

St Lawrence added, “It was Stephen Byrnes who came up with the idea. He mentioned it to me during the December Sale but, for various reasons, we didn't get together until late January. That's when he told me of some of the horrendous things that he witnessed out there which simply aren't repeatable. This is my bread and butter, doing stallion nominations, so it was relatively easy to get on board with a project like this and try and generate some money for a worthy cause.”

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IRRF To Hold Online Auction

The Irish Racehorse Retirement Fund (IRRF) will hold an online auction, featuring stallion nominations, golfing days at Rathsallagh and Moyvalley, a signed Healy Racing Grand National montage and tickets to the 2022 Irish National. The auction will end on Mar. 18. Nominations will be available in Flat stallion Kuroshio (Aus) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), and National Hunt stallions Saintgodrel (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) and Boscaccio (Ger) (Mount Nelson {GB}). The Irish charity is geared toward the welfare of horses that have retired from racing. To view the catalogue, please click here.

IRRF secretary and amateur jockey, Heather Heffernan said, “We are delighted by the support that our partners and supporters have given us and are thrilled with the lots that we have on offer in the auction. These funds will assist horses making the transition from racing to a new discipline easier for both the animal and their new owners, as well as providing education courses on welfare and racehorse to riding horse aftercare.”

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Charity Auction to Be Part of RoR Racing to Cricket Day

There will be seven lots, including a share in a racehorse and nominations to stallions Nathaniel (Ire) and Time Test (GB), on offer during the charity auction portion of the Racing to Cricket Day, Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) announced on Tuesday.

Other lots include two tickets on Centre Court at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and accompanying hospitality; four seats for a production of “The Nutcracker” at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden with dinner at the Balconies restaurant; the use of a fully catered private box for 14 people on the finishing line at Ascot Racecourse excluding Royal Ascot; a case of vintage 2013 Grand Vin de Lafite wine; and a quarter-share (25%) in a yearling filly by Twilight Son (GB) with all expenses paid for one year. The auction will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, but RoR is also accepting bids by email at auction@ror.org.uk up to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4.

During the Racing to Cricket Day, eight racing teams will compete at Wormsley Cricket Ground, near High Wycombe on Sunday, Sept. 5 to win the 2021 RoR Racing to Cricket Trophy.

“We are delighted that the event is going ahead in 2021 and we hope for another memorable day at a special venue,” said RoR Chief Executive Di Arbuthnot. “We are so grateful for the generosity and support of donors, who have given us these wonderful auction lots.”

For more information, please visit www.ror.org.uk.

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